Bank of England: Valuations of some risk assets, such as U.S. technology stocks and U.S. dollar high-yield and investment-grade bonds, are “too high.”

Bank of England: It is recommended that sterling money market funds hold a 7-day maturity asset buffer equivalent to at least 50-60% of fund assets.

Bank of England: British household financial conditions remain under pressure.

The Bank of England said the overall risk environment remains challenging.

Bank of England: High debt service ratios for British households are rising.

OPEC Secretary-General: OPEC+ actions will help reduce volatility in the oil market.

German Chancellor Scholz: We also agree that it is important to avoid further escalation.

German Chancellor Scholz: In a conference call with the leaders of the United States, France and the United Kingdom, we agreed that Israel has the right to defend itself against this inhumane attack.

Data shows: Thailand has received 20.55 million foreign tourists so far this year, and Thailand has received 861.8 billion baht in tourism revenue from tourists.

Italian Economy Minister: With the reform of EU budget rules, strict control of public spending will become a necessary measure.

Kremlin: No date set for Palestinian leader’s Moscow visit.

Kremlin: Ukrainian President Zelensky’s comments that Russia’s fomenting conflict in the Middle East is in its interests are “baseless”; We have long-standing historical ties with the Palestinians, and we continue to have ties; Russia intends to continue its efforts and strengthen its ties with Israel and to play a role in the search for peace between Palestine.

Italian Economy Minister: Recent economic indicators show that it is possible to gradually return to the growth track in the second half of this year.

Italian Economy Minister: Events in the Middle East add further instability to a framework already complicated by geopolitical conflicts and tensions.

International Energy Agency (IEA): Israeli gas outages could harm Egypt’s ability to export LNG.

Reuters calculations: Italian bank lending to non-financial companies saw their largest ever decline in August, according to Bank of Italy data.

South African Energy Minister Mantashe: South African electricity utility Eskom is postponing its renewable energy auction.

The Russian Deputy Foreign Minister said: Russia has seen signs that the United States is preparing to conduct a nuclear test in Nevada.

Deputy Energy Minister of Ukraine: As of last week, Ukraine’s natural gas reserves exceeded 15.7 billion cubic meters.

The Swedish krona continued its gains and became the best-performing G10 currency on the day; the US dollar fell 0.76% against the Swedish krona during the day and is now at 10.90.